Blow-off valve



2 Shun-Sheet l D. R. YARNALL BLOW -OFF VALVE Filed Aug. 22, 1922 Il hmm: Y

INVENTOR avjled'ml.

ATTORNEY Feb. 3, 1925.

WI TNESS:

Feb. 3, 1925. 1,525,113

D. R. YARNALL BLOW-OFF VALVE Filed Aug. 22, 1922 2 Shun-Sheet 2 WITNESS: I N l- EN TOR A TTORNE Y Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID ROBERT YARNALL, OF PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA. ASSIGNOR TO YAR- NALL-WARING- COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

BLOW-OFF VALVE.

Application filed August 22. 1922.

To all choc/i it may con cern Be it known that I, Davm Renner Yan- NALL, a citizen of the Unite-:l States. residinf;y at Philadelphia, in the county ot` Philadelphia and State ot' Pennsylvania. have in vented a certain new and useful llloivtli' Valve, of which tlu- Jfollowing if n specitication.

My invention relates to blow-oil' valves intended primarily for high pressure steam work.

The purpose ot my invention is to improve the seal between a valve plug and a surrounding sleeve travelling with the plugI and effective as the outer surtace ot the plug.

A Yfurther purpose is to reduce the initial cost and weight of a valve plug` and to more accurately center it with respect to a sleeve which is to act as the exterior sur face of the plug.

Further purposes will appear in the specification and in the claims.

1 have preferred to illustrate my invention by but one general form, applied to two slightly dilferent valve plugs, selecting this form because it is practical, eicient and reliable and at the same time well illustrates the principles ot my invention.

Figures 1 and 2 are central vertical longitudinal sections of different valve bodies showing slightly dillerent valve plugs.

Figures 3 and 4.- are enlarged sections showing the plugs and sleeves in Figures 1 and 2, respectively.

Figures 5 and 6 are sections upon lines 5-5 and 6--6, respectively in Figures 1 and 2.

In the drawings similar numerals indicate like parts.

In my United States Patent No. 1.103.120 of July 14, 1914, 1 describe an attached valve plug casing in which reliance is placed for the seal upon a wedge-shaped upper clamping member forcing the outer sleeve 0r shell down against u tlange nl they lower end of the plug and depending upon the combined seals between the plug and shell or clamp at the top and the flange and shell at the bottom to avoid leakage of fluid between the plug and shell.

Though this served very well for some purposes, it was not wholly satisfactory'. both because the seal was not as efficient as Serial No. 583.516.

with the present invention and beause it necessitated carrying the plug down bevond the sleeve or shell to provide the flange for engegement there. l have now found that l can make a better seal between the sleeve or shell and the plug at less cost, more reliably, using the present invention and seal ing ut the top only, permitting the plug to be shortened and reducing the extent ol' engagement between the plug and shell This gives me the advantage of casting the plug without the need ot accuracy required with other valve plugsl and without the penalties of excessive length and poorer sealing engagment in the form ot' mv patent above noted. l

lVithout attempting to illustrate all the different types of valve bodies and forms ot plug to which my invention is suited, l have illustrated two of each for the purpose ot indicating that the invention is not conlined to any specific form of either. I show valve bodies 10 and 10 in Figures 1 and Q and plugs 11 and 11 in these tig` ures and in Figures 3 and 4. The inlets to the valve bodies are shown at 1Q and the outlets at 13.

In Figure 1 the sleeve 14 is provided with a single inlet opening 15 whereas the sleeve 14 in Figure 2 has a plu ality ot' such openings 15 communicating with an annulaichamber 16 at this point for quicker and more full fluid communication between inlet and outlet through this sleeve. Both sleeves slide within packing at 17 and 1S on opposite sides of a central lining member 19 apertured at 2O and 20, respectively. The lower packing rests upon a shoulder 21 and the upper packing is compressed by a collar 22, so as to seal the lining member against leakage at top and bottom and also to seal the sleeve 14 against the packing above and below the openings 15 or 15.

The upper parts ot both valve bodies are llanged at 23 to receive studs Qt. These studs pass through holes Qi in tanges 'je upon yokes 27. The studs are held by nuts 28. Each yoke is mounted upon the reduced upper end 29 of the collar Q2 and carries an interior guiding lin 30 Yfor the ear 31 upon the plug l1 or 1l.

By tightening the nuts the packing at 1T and 1S is compressed to take up wear and contraction.

At the upper end each yoke is bored at lill) 32 and counterbored to receive the threaded operating shaft 33, Whose collar 34 prevents upward movement ot the shaft. Boss 35 upon Wheel 36, secured to the shatt. pie vents downward movement of the shaft't so that the shaft can be turned by the wheel 86 to operate the screw within nuts :ET in the plugs Without longitudinal movement of the. screw. This provides for reliable litting and lowering of the plug.

In prior valves where the plugs are inA tended as seals a great many rastings have been spoiled by inaccurate centering ot the cores; and in the case ot iny earlier patent noted an excessively long and heavy plug; was needed. Since the plugs herein are not, intended to act as sealsMeXeept that they must be sealed tight to the sleevesnea considerable saving is effected through not re quiring the same aceuraoy in position oi: the cored opening 38 Within the plug. .\t they same time the means ot sealing to the sleeves does not require a loingr plug.

The plug shown is .surfaced bv the sleeve or shell 14 which is secured to the outside of the plug so that the sleeve or .shell moves up and down past composite parking;y at i7, is.

l seal the sleeve i4. to the plug by threading the plug' and sleeve 39 and tl tightly and rolling the end of the sleeve inwardly at 4l against the edge 4Q and preferably against the surface 43. The threading ina): be nearly leak proof itself by reason ot the length of the thread or its tightness. but is' greatly assisted in the formation of the leal-1 proof joint by the rolling of the end ot the sleeve into engagement with thV adjoining surface of the plug.

By this construction it is unnecessary :in-l undesirable to give the plug bearing; against the sleeve tl'ironghout the length ol5 the plv thus saving in expense olE machinin avoiding danger of n'iaehining into the interior cored space, as might pthern'ise happen through displacement ot' the core,

and facilitating ellective liquid seal at this, point.

It will be obvious that the disoloiiu'e ot my invention will suggest to those skilled in the art other ways by which a part or all ol the benelit of my invention may be ob tained and it is iny purpose to include here4 in all inodilieations and changes which come within the reasonable spirit and srope ot my invention.

Having thus described in v invention vvhf l claim as new and desire to serure bv lietY ters Patent is?A l. A blow-oli' valveI plug, in combination with an enclosing' sleeve therefor engaging; the plug' at one end ot' the sleeve vul",Y and eireuniterentially threaded lire thereto so as io niale the exterior lace ol' the sleeve ellertive as the snrifare friE thi pino'.

.i plu;f tor a blow-:Lili valve fini led near one end only, in i'foiiihination with :i sleeve thei'e'l'or threaded at the end into engrfifeuient n'ili the iinished part o't the plugr and having the sleeve inwardly turned in position upon the plug.: close to the threaded portion to assist in he seal :against lion' o. vwater through the threaded portion.

il. It valve plug Jtor a blow-oli valie ifo ipi'zsingr a longritudinallj.' cored plu;` having; a point intermediate the length of the plugy ot eulaip'ell diameter as respects Ahe botti' adjacent this enlarged portion of the plop; and sleeve in threaded engagement Will the relativtrv enlarged portion ot the ping; and inwardly turned the crd ot' the threaded portion.

il. .li valve plug' i'or blow-oliy valves coinprisinga plug and a casing united thereto having threaded eno foutent with the plug! and also rolled into contant therewith.

I. The method ot' secnrine4 a easing' to a valve plug which consist."` in thro i tivo to;A Sher and foibseinienly easing into contact vf thil threaded portion.

DAVID ROBERT YARKLL.

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